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Mr Marc Fornacciari
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Marc Fornacciari is a Partner at the Dentons Paris office. He specializes in public law and in particular in Public Business Law.
He is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructures, Public Policy and Regulation, Public Procurement and Government groups.
Marc has developed a recognized expertise in the infrastructure sector, in particular in project finance. He advises investors, banks and public entities on infrastructure projects (highways, railway projects, subways) or social infrastructure projects (the new Ministry of Defence in Paris, the new Justice Palace in Paris, La Santé prison, numerous universities and schools). He also advises stakeholders in the transport law practice, in toll prices and in new mobilities.
Former representative of a major European electric utility company for France, Marc Fornacciari has an extensive experience in energy law, both conventional and renewable energy (solar, wind-powered, floating offshore wind energies). He also practices environmental law.
Marc’s team is also very active in general public law, public domain law and in public procurement law (contracts and concessions), both in consulting and litigation. Overall, the team covers all aspects of regulatory law.
Honorary judge of the Conseil d’État, the French High Court for administrative law, he has acquired a renowned expertise in public law and jurisprudence. Marc Fornacciari has rendered conclusions as an advocate general on cases that abide to be leading contract law and concession law cases.
Marc also benefits from operational skills acquired in his previous professional experience. In particular, he was the operational manager of water, electricity and sanitation companies in Europe and the Middle East and was in charge of business development in these areas. Within this framework, he has extensive experience in project structuring and financing.
Career
Joined Dentons (previously Salans) in 2008
Jeantet Associés, Partner, 2004 – 2008
RWE AG, Group Representative in France, 2001 – 2004
Suez Environnement, Vice President Europe, 1997 – 2001
Suez Environnement, Vice President Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East, 1994 – 1996
Lyonnaise des Eaux, Vice President Strategy and Medium-Term Planning, 1991 – 1994
State Council, Auditor, Maître des requêtes and Government Commissioner, 1982 – 1991
Languages
English, German, Italian, French
Memberships
Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2004
Member of the French Energy Law Association (Association Française du Droit de l’Énergie)
Member of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Political Innovation
Education
École Nationale d’Administration (ENA), 1980 – 1982
École Normale Supérieure, 1978
Advanced degree in German language, 1977
Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Science Po), 1977, Department of Public Service
Lawyer Rankings
France > Project finance
The team at Dentons regularly acts for a diverse range of clients, including contractors, investment funds, and public authorities. The firm is noted for its expertise in renewable energy, infrastructure, and public transport projects. Practice co-head Marc Fornacciari specialises in PPP mandates, while Jean-Marc Allix‘s primary areas of expertise are domestic and cross-border financings for public facilities and energy projects.
France > Administrative and public law
(Hall of Fame)Dentons stands out for its public procurement expertise, alternatively advising leading sponsors, private operators or the French state on the awarding of the country’s largest concessions or public infrastructure projects. The practice is advising on large stadium and motorway concessions and urban rail projects, as well as on new innovative projects such as truck tolls and the opening of regional train rail markets to competition. Its public contract execution and performance skillset is also well regarded and evident in its recent engagement in a high-profile train station development project dispute. The practice also deals with regulatory and brownfield work in the energy sector, advising on hydrogen, energy trading certificate and renewable energy projects. Practice head Marc Fornacciari is a respected name in the field. Dorothée Griveaux is another highly regarded practitioner and senior associate Inès Tantardini also contributes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Administrative and public law France
- Hall of Fame France > Administrative and public law
- Project finance France
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Firm Rankings
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- Industry focus: Energy
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
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- Private equity: Fund formation
- Private equity: LBO
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